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The second source said that Godane took Amey as one of his advisers, hailing from the same Dir clan. A Somali spokesman named Amey as one of the top leaders of al Shabaab. This being the same spokesman that killed Amey and his driver. An offensive by the African Union troops made al Shabaab leave southern Somalia’s major, even though the militias still control large rural areas, and remain the biggest security threat to East Africa. It was not only until last year that the U.S. military became more involved in Somalia, sending many of their officers to Mogadishu, sending their support and advice to the African Union and Somali troops. (Roggio, Elkaim, 2014)
The Somali Civil War has been going on since it grew out of the resistance of Siad Barre regime during the 1980’s. 8-10 years after that in 1988-90, the Somali Armed Forces started to form many rebel groups. In the Northeast was the Somali Salvation Democratic Front, the Northwest was the Somali National Movement, and in the South was the United Somali Congress. All of these clan-based armed groups began to overthrow the nation’s military government in 1991. (Mogadishu, 2014)
After the outbreak of the Somali Civil War in 1991, the running of schools in Somalia soon followed, where 94% of community education committees were offered. With all of the excitement came many problems. Questions regarding where education would be offered, gender curiosities, the quality of the education, school curricula, education controls and standards, management and planning, as well as financing. Addressing these concerns, the Puntland government is currently in the process of creating education policy guidelines, to ensure that the process is on a path to towards reconstruction and economic development. (Education in Somalia, 2013)
Work Cited:
http://www.longwarjournal.org/archives/2014/01/weekend_attacks_in_s.php
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mogadishu
http://www.longwarjournal.org/archives/2014/01/weekend_attacks_in_s.php